Gratefulness
I just want to say how grateful I am that we made it through the recent storms safely. The last I heard, the count of lives lost in the recent storms and tornadoes was 38 confirmed dead. We were under...
View ArticleSnowy Birthday
We woke up to about 4 inches of snow this morning. Some of it melted in the sunshine this afternoon. But our son, Will, was quite happy to have enough snow to build snowmen and have snowball fights on...
View ArticlePretty Day and a New Bench
After Will’s Snowy Birthday on Monday, I had a not-fun-at-all day Tuesday, complete with a bad allergic reaction to something I ate. Yeah, not-fun-at-all. But today was much better. I’m still feeling...
View ArticleRed Tulip
Today’s HAWMC post is supposed to be inspired by a photograph. Years ago, when I was a kid, my mother planted some red tulips around a maple tree on the property. I recall them blooming a few times. I...
View ArticleWhere I’ve Been
It’s not like me to disappear. So where have I been? On Friday June 29th, 2012, we were in the center of a record-breaking storm called a Derecho. Our area in West Virginia was reportedly hit the...
View ArticleStorm Photos – Part 1
During the storm my husband said, “I wish we were getting this on video.” And yes, it would have been very nice to have on video. But… in the moment when trees were flying past our windows, and we...
View ArticlePart 2 – Storm Photos
More photographs of the damage from the storm (Derecho) on June 29th, 2012. ~ ~ Below is a photo of the dirt road that leads to our homes. My Dad had already cleared some of the trees by the time this...
View ArticleHow Being Online Can Make You Feel Better About Life
I accepted WEGO Health’s invitation to do 30 posts in 30 days. Clearly, I’m crazy. Today’s topic is “My favorite thing about social media, the internet, online health communities, etc.” I imagine that...
View ArticleRenewal
Today’s post is a combination of NHBPM and the Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post at WordPress. I haven’t done a Weekly Photo Challenge post in quite awhile, but the topic for this week is...
View ArticleDays 21, 22, and 23 of the 31 Day Photo Challenge
I forgot to take a photograph on the 20th. I have no good excuse, I simply thought I had taken photos that day when I hadn’t. LOL Moving on…. ~ December 21st…. Snow! And the birds are enjoying...
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